Unstoppable Rios Into Final v MusterPosted on April 9, 2006 Marcelo Rios maintained his unbeatable 2006 record in his second senior tour event this year, defeating Mark Woodforde 6-3, 6-2 in round robin play to reach the final in Hong Kong where he will face Thomas Muster.
In his final round robin match at the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions stop, Muster lost to Henri Leconte 6-3, 7-6(5), but had already qualified for the final after wins over Mark Kratzmann and Pat Cash. "Marcelo is playing a different level to everyone at the moment but (Cedric) Pioline pushed him this week and I think I can as well," Muster said. "I have to play my best tennis -- he is quicker and nine years younger, but I'm hoping my experience can help. I will have to be more aggressive than last week in Qatar where I lost pretty easily, but finals are always more open and I will try to stay with him as long as I can." The Chilean Rios says another meeting with Muster will be fun. "He's a great competitor, we played many times when we were professionals and we're going to have a fun match -- I like to play him," Rios said. The playoff for third place will be between Henri Leconte and Pioline. |
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